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هوي

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of falling, descending, or perishing. It extends to related ideas like inclination, desire, and the passage of time, as well as the physical space between the earth and sky.

Derived headwords

هَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to fallboth

    To descend from a higher place to a lower one, often rapidly or suddenly.

  2. 2.
    to perishboth

    To be destroyed or cease to exist; to die.

  3. 3.
    to desireboth

    To have a strong wish or liking for something or someone.

  4. 4.
    to inclineclassical

    To have a tendency or disposition towards something.

الهَوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    airboth

    The gaseous substance surrounding the earth, the atmosphere.

  2. 2.
    space between sky and earthclassical

    The region or atmosphere that lies between the heavens and the earth.

الهواء ما بين السماء والأرض — The air (or space) between the sky and the earth.
هَوَىًnoun
  1. 1.
    desireboth

    A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

  2. 2.
    inclinationclassical

    A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.

  3. 3.
    passionboth

    Strong and barely controllable emotion.

هَاوٍnoun
  1. 1.
    one who fallsboth

    Someone or something that is falling or has fallen.

  2. 2.
    destroyerclassical

    One who causes destruction or ruin.

مَهْوَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    chasmboth

    A deep fissure or gap in the earth's surface.

  2. 2.
    abyssboth

    A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.

Parallel reading

الهواء ما بين السماء والأرض
The air (or space) between the sky and the earth.
ويلمها من
And woe to her from...